Hebrew · Strong's H4241
מִחְיָה
michyahmikh-yaw'
preservation of life
1890 spelling: michyâh
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick
Rendered in the KJV as
preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת1
- וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ1
- לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה1
- מִֽחְיָה֙1
- מִֽחְיָ֔ה1
- מִֽחְיָ֥ה1
- מִֽחְיָ֗ה1
- מִֽחְיַ֣ת1
How it is rendered · 7
- reviving2
- [the] raw spot of1
- and a raw spot of1
- and sustenance your1
- for preservation of life1
- preservation1
- sustenance1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 4
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 13:10וּמִֽחְיַ֛תumichyatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,here: and a raw spot of
- Leviticus 13:24מִֽחְיַ֣תmichyatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,here: [the] raw spot of
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 6:4מִֽחְיָה֙michyahnoun · feminine singularencamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.here: sustenance
- Judges 17:10וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָumichyatekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went inhere: and sustenance your
Ezra2 occurrences
- Ezra 9:8מִֽחְיָ֥הmichyahnoun · feminine singularBut now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.here: reviving
- Ezra 9:9מִֽחְיָ֗הmichyahnoun · feminine singularThough we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.here: reviving